Following a roundtable with Arizona Veterans and consumer advocates yesterday, AG Mayes issued a consumer advisory warning the state’s nearly 500,000 veterans of an increasing number of scams targeting military benefits, pensions, and personal information. The advisory, released ahead of a roundtable with veterans advocates, identifies ten fraud schemes — including VA impersonation, pension poaching, and phishing for personal information — and provides guidance on how veterans and the organizations that serve them can recognize and report suspicious activity.
 

"Veterans put their lives on the line to protect every one of us. The people who prey on them — who look a hero in the eye and steal from them — are among the most contemptible criminals we see. By educating veterans and their families, we can make Arizona the hardest state in the nation to scam a veteran. And for those who try anyway — my office will find you, and we will hold you accountable." – AG Mayes